10 WWE Wrestlers Lost In The Shuffle
9. Toni Storm
Toni Storm is the last person at fault for the indifferent vibe around Toni Storm at present, such is the achingly familiar pattern of main roster arrivals in the modern era.
Her character debuted on SmackDown in July right as venues were filling up again in the post-pandemic gold rush. This should have been ideal - Storm’s a prodigious yet proven talent, the blue brand was in desperate need of a talent injection, and crowds were ready to explode for just about anything that felt as fresh as the mere act of attending a wrestling show.
She was even given an updated finisher in her debut match. Storm One was a decent update on Storm Zero, and at very least suggested that investment had been made in the character’s short-to-medium term future.
That was rendered complete b*llocks in the weeks that followed. A July in-ring arrival was followed up on with a disappearing act broken up by a fleeting return for a half-baked romance angle with Dolph Ziggler. WWE do this to themselves - Storm’s steady away start was something to build off. Now, they’ve got to do all the work all over again.